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The altMBA makes change happen.

We exist to help you see the world differently, help you make better decisions, and most of all, help you change the world around you.

It's a workshop, not a course, an intensive month-long experience that will expose you to new people, new challenges and new ideas. We've been running the altMBA for over five years and our alumni are already making a ruckus in more than 74 countries.

Instead of simply giving you access to information (no need, it's everywhere) or setting you up to memorize things you will forget or taking tests that don't matter, the altMBA is built around experience. You and your fellow students will engage in 13 projects, mostly done in groups, that will transform the way you do your work.

We're proud that this process isn't for everyone. We're looking for a few people who are ready to leap, who care so much about their organization, their project and their community that they will push themselves ever harder to make a difference.

One thing we teach is that everything we do has a reason, a "what's it for" that enables us to make smart strategic investments. And in our case, the "what" is simple: We work to shine a light and open a door so you can step through and make an even bigger impact on your world.

I hope you'll join us.

Seth

The altMBA helps leaders to effectively drive change within their organizations.

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An intensive, 4-week online workshop that challenges you to level up and make a significant impact.

The altMBA prepares you to navigate the complex challenges of driving organizational change. Following a competitive selection process, the altMBA delivers a condensed learning experience through teamwork, personalized feedback, coaching, curated readings, and shipping thirteen projects in four weeks.

DEADLINE Visit apply for session details.

COMMITMENT We've organized the altMBA so that busy people (like you) can fit it into your schedule. But it does take commitment. Group discussions meet three times a week. Students use other hours for their solo work. We offer multiple time zones to choose from, and you can pick the one that works best with your schedule.

PROGRAM DETAILS Visit for program details.

PROGRAM STATS More than 97% of each class of the altMBA successfully completes our 4-week intensive workshop. And every single person reports that the workshop exceeded their expectations, that it was the most intense and productive online engagement that they've ever experienced.

COMBINING 25 YEARS OF INSIGHT Seth Godin has created 13 hands-on projects designed to work in a connected, digital workshop. Highly leveraged, intensive, and applicable.

COACHING With one coach for every 10 students, we're able to pay attention to our students and the work they create.

LEARN BY DOING Our student portal features curated resources, videos, articles, and books. Of course, it's not about secret content--the altMBA is a workshop, and virtually all your time is spent creating, critiquing and leveling up.

CONTACT

altMBA Admissions hello@

Created by Seth Godin, for you. OUR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI ARE FROM FAST-GROWING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THESE

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"After the altMBA, I had a keen new perspective on how to overcome obstacles."

IAN SCOTT, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT, SIMON SINEK, INC.

Preparing Leaders for the Modern Economy

TESTED, PROVEN & EFFECTIVE Smart Fortune 500 Learning & Development teams choose the altMBA to fuel growth, promote from within, and inspire leadership. The altMBA helps high performers at corporations and fast-growing startups level up.

MAXIMIZING EMPLOYEE POTENTIAL The top 5-7% of your employees are different. We give your A-players the tools they need to get to the next level.

CORE COMPETENCIES: ? Interpersonal effectiveness--Secure buy-in from multiple stakeholders inside and outside the organization.

? Leadership and management skills--Take charge and manage projects and coworkers. Lead multiple projects, set priorities, adapt to changing conditions.

? Strong work values--Grit, dependability, integrity, confidence, empathy, motivation, courage, and a positive attitude.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: We have thousands of alumni from all backgrounds, industries and career level. The majority of our alumni are senior leaders, and senior-level directors and managers. The commonality is they are leaders who want to achieve more, at a faster pace, and reach higher than they thought possible.

REGISTRATION DETAILS:

Contact us to apply for corporate seats: Ishita Gupta, Head of Partnerships: ishita@

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"After the altMBA, I had a keen new perspective on how to overcome obstacles. Now I perceive tension as an opportunity and am inspired to find new ways to challenge myself." Ian Scott, Director of Product, Simon Sinek, Inc.

Grow your leaders; promote from within

ALTMBA STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE INCREASED: Motivation, Initiative, Engagement, Empathy, Efficiency, Confidence, Communication Skills, Proactiveness, Critical Thinking, & Productivity

"The altMBA taught me that I can fit even more into my day than I thought possible." Denise Visse, Buyer, North American stores, Nike

AFTER THIS PROGRAM, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO: ? Gain buy-in with cross-functional partners ? Confidently formulate a perspective ? Sell ideas and influence others ? Analyze and process information ? Write and communicate effectively ? Iterate quickly and `ship' your work for maximized productivity ? Deliver and act on feedback ? Plan, organize, and prioritize work ? Navigate important conversations

74+ Countries

53% Women

Fortune 100 & 500 Companies

Manager/VP 40% Director 30% Freelance/CEO 30%

ALUMNI INDUSTRIES

Accounting Apparel Arts Automotive Aviation & Aerospace Biotechnology Brand Broadcast Media Business Equipment Chemicals Childcare Coaching Construction Consulting Consumer Electronics Consumer Goods Defense & Space Design Ecommerce Education Electronic Mfg. Energy Entertainment

Event Planning Fashion Film Financial Services Food & Beverage Franchise Gaming Government Grocery Healthcare Hospitality HR Industrial Automation Information Services Insurance International Trade IT Law Logistics & Supply Chain Management Consulting Manufacturing

Marketing Medicine Nonprofit Oil & Gas Packaging Pharmaceuticals Photography Physics Professional Services Public Relations Publishing Real Estate Recycling Retail Self-development Semiconductors Sports Tech, enterprise Tech, startups Telecommunications Translation Travel & Tourism Venture Capital

Age 19-74

Army Rangers, Red Cross leaders, Rock group Audio Engineer, Real Estate CEO, Brand Manager, Product Manager, Fundraiser, Teacher...

Most Common Alumni and Student Job Titles

1. Marketing manager 2. Director of marketing 3. VP of Marketing 4. Small business owner 5. Product manager 6. Project manager 7. Operations manager 8. Head of operations 9. Freelancer 10. Software engineering 11. Designer/ senior designer 12. CEO/ founder 13. Director of client services

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"Will this be on the test?"

Rethinking online education

BY SETH GODIN

The first generation of online learning came with a lot of hype but didn't fully deliver on its promise. What does the future hold?

A few years ago, a computer science course online broke records and signed up 100,000 students. It was a revelation. Students from all over the world, without regard for their ability to pay, formal schooling or connections, were all able to take an advanced course from a world-class professor.

At a time when tuition at an Ivy League school is more than $40,000 a year ($5,000 a course), this online course delivered more than three billion dollars worth of higher learning aggregate value for free.

This is the sort of mammoth economic and access transformation that the internet enables.

The media was abuzz. Net theorists, teachers and organizations were excited because this was the beginning of a mammoth shift in the way everyone would learn everything. Not only a college education, but corporate training and everything in between.

Not mentioned in most of the articles was the fact that nearly 99% of the students that enrolled dropped out of the course. One thousand students graduated--an astonishing number, a huge contribution, but the tiniest fraction of the number that began the course.

In real life, a dropout rate of 99% endangers even a tenured professor's career.

But, you might say, it's the internet. We've come to associate the internet as low-engagement, a drive-by experience. We take for granted that the internet offers us things that are slightly flaky, or easy. So we're not surprised when the drop out rate is so high. Easy in, easy out.

But it doesn't have to be this way.

The course was as well-designed as a real-world lecture and the teacher was qualified and engaging, but it's not a surprise that the dropout rate was so high: As soon as education gets difficult (and useful education always gets difficult) it's social pressure, peer pressure and our own need to fit in and achieve that often keeps us going. The typical online course provides precious little of any of these elements.

Your peers can't see you, which makes it difficult to see yourself.

It's not surprising that traditional universities embraced online learning--it's at the heart of their charter. And countless organizations jumped in as well, because it appears to be not only a public good, but also a cheap way to train your people, with zero marginal cost and plenty of upside for everyone.

Centralized content, top-down control of the syllabus, the ability to approve every interaction--these are the hallmarks of a process that fits most bureaucracies.

Here's the thing: Large universities have built their institutions around lectures, tests and accreditation. So have many internal training functions.

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